Michael Gove has returned to the front bench as Environment Secretary. He has taken over Andrea Leadsom’s role, who has now been appointed the new Leader of the House of Commons by Theresa May as part of the Cabinet reshuffle. It comes in the wake of losing her majority in the general election. Mrs May […]

The UK Government should break up the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). That’s the view of Tony Lodge, Research Fellow at Centre for Policy Studies, who believes there is a “huge opportunity to separate electricity and other industry parts away from climate change and emissions”. He said the government should also accept the […]

For weeks the country has been braced for weeks of uncertainty following the general election, with the potential of hung parliaments, unstable coalitions, and the threat of a second election before the year ended. The unexpected outcome of a majority Conservative government could mean far greater stability than most predicted: a continuation of policy rather […]

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth has become the latest addition to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). DECC made the announcement on its twitter account. He joins newly appointed Energy Secretary Amber Rudd and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom, who replaced Matt Hancock – now the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office. Lord Bourne […]